There's been lots of theater that uses hip-hop in it, but more often than not, it's used as a joke - isn't it hilarious that these characters are rapping. I treat it as a musical form, and a musical form that allows you to pack in a ton of lyric.
Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside.
[BURR] I am the one thing in life I can control.
[HAMILTON] I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
I couldn't possibly write 'Next to Normal,' but God, I can weep and watch 'Next to Normal' five times.
In the best works of fiction, there's no mustache-twirling villain. I try to write shows where even the bad guy's got his reasons.
